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Europe’s growing abortion nightmare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

Reporting for this article was carried out by Akmaljon Akhmedjonov, Bernadeta Barokova, Yijing Chen, Pius Fozan, Timotheus Paul Goldinger, Kristina Kovalska, Leila Lawrence, Hanna Perenyi, Carina Samhaber, Stephanie Songer, Marziyeh Taeb, Tripti Tripti and Joseph Scioli, masters and PhD students at the Central European University in Vienna, under the editorship of Professor Marius Dragomir.When she was 19 years old, Anna Peer had an abortion after her intrauterine device malfunctioned. “I didn’t realize at the time how lucky and privileged I was,” said Peer, now 24. “My gynecologist basically carried me through everything.”But through her work for the Austrian Family Planning Association (ÖGF), an NGO that provides counseling related to reproductive health, Peer now sees “what the system’s actually like.”Interviews we conducted with activists, doctors and lawmakers from eight countries all show that due to a combination of restrictive legislation, prohibitive medical costs and...

‘It just kept coming’: Maine woman recovering after being bitten by bear while defending dog

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

PORTER, Maine (WHDH) — A 64-year-old Maine woman said she was bitten by a bear while defending her pet dog in Porter, Maine on Friday.The woman, who agreed to speak with 7NEWS off-camera, said she tried to scare off the bear but it just kept coming, eventually biting her on the arm and leaving a wound that required a trip to the hospital for stitches.“It just kept coming closer, so I had to fight him off because I wasn’t going to run from him because I know they’ll catch you,” she said. “I tried to give him a punch.” She said she was working in her garden when her dog ran off and she heard squealing from the woods.When her dog came back, the woman said there was a black bear on its tail.Traps have been set up in the area to catch the bear. “He’s my savior,” the woman said of her dog. “He was running around behind me, just barking.” Residents are urged to walk their dogs on leashes and removing or securing their ...

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara crashed car into Jamaica Plain house, according to draft police report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

City Councilor Kendra Lara crashed her car into a house in Jamaica Plain Friday afternoon, causing injury, according to a draft police report shared with the Herald by three separate highly placed sources.Lara, 33, who represents Jamaica Plain as the District 6 councilor, could not be reached for comment after multiple attempts Friday evening.Boston Police Officer Stephen McNulty, a spokesman for the department, confirmed that a car crash happened at 803 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain shortly before 4:30 p.m. but that the incident is “being documented at the present” and that he could not confirm any other details without the finished report in hand.“Officers observed the vehicle located inside the left side of the home, indicating a significant impact,” the draft report shared with the Herald stated, adding that the car had first veered into the house’s fence, then bushes before striking the home.When police arrived, Boston firefighters and EMTs were already at the scene, according...

Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

By SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and LEWIS JOLY (Associated Press)NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling violence.While the situation appeared to be somewhat calmer compared to previous nights, turmoil gripped several cities across the country. Protesters overturned garbage bins and used them to block off streets in Colombe, a Paris suburb near Nanterre, where the shooting occurred Tuesday. In the southern Mediterranean port city of Marseille, officers arrested nearly 90 people as groups of protesters lit cars on fire and broke store windows to take what was inside, police said. Looters broke into a gun shop and made off with weapons, and a man was later arrested with a hunting rifle, police...

Yankees-Cardinals postponed Friday due to inclement weather, will play doubleheader Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

The Yankees got an unexpected day off as their weekend gets underway in St. Louis.Friday night’s series opener against the Cardinals has been postponed due to inclement weather. The matchup was rescheduled for Saturday as part of a split-double header starting at 2:15 p.m. ET with the nightcap scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET.Luis Severino was expected to take the ball against Matthew Liberatore, however, Severino will now toe the slab in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader followed by a bullpen game, Aaron Boone told reporters on Friday.Severino is coming off of an encouraging outing against the Rangers. The right-hander tossed six shutout innings allowing five hits while striking out four on June 24. The 29-year-old has had an overall shaky season with his ERA sitting at 5.25.Gerrit Cole will take the ball Sunday as the Cardinals’ scheduled starter was former Yankee Jordan Montgomery. The left-hander was dealt to St. Louis from the Yanks for outfielder Harrison B...

Mets suffer another heartbreaking defeat after David Robertson blows lead against Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

Putting a slim lead in the hands of the Mets bullpen is a risky game these days. It was no different Friday night when David Robertson gave up a three-run homer to a rookie catcher from the San Francisco Giants, dooming the Mets to a 5-4 loss in the first game of a three-game series at Citi Field.Up 4-2, the team went to David Robertson, their most trusted high-leverage reliever to start the eighth inning. After getting the first out, Joc Pederson reached on an error when Alonso couldn’t make a flip to Robertson at first base. He then walked J.D. Davis to put two on.Then came Patrick Bailey, a 24-year-old playing in just his 33rd big league game. Robertson (2-2), a 38-year-old veteran who has pitched more like a 24-year-old this season, threw him a cutter for a strike, a knuckle curve outside and then another one right over the plate. Bailey did what a hitter at any level would do with a mistake pitch and drove it out of the park to put the Giants (46-36) back on top.The Mets ...

James Paxton dominates, bats finally come alive as Red Sox beat Blue Jays 5-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

Boston’s bats were as cold as ice entering Friday. The Red Sox had managed just 11 runs in their last seven games, and they hadn’t managed more than two in a game since last Saturday.Sooner or later they had to break out of their funk, right?The Red Sox finally got back on track in Friday’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, delivering an all-around team effort in the 5-0 win. James Paxton was dominant on the mound, throwing 7.2 shutout innings, and his teammates gave him a lift by scoring five runs on nine hits while also putting together one of the club’s better defensive showings this season.The Red Sox snapped their season-high five-game losing streak and also improved to 5-0 against the Blue Jays, who absolutely had Boston’s number last year.“Stuff-wise I think tonight was his best one,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Paxton’s performance, notingit came after he left his last start after four innings due to a sore kne...

Scientists provide update on algae bloom impacting marine life

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Marine mammals and algae bloom experts gave an update Friday on a plankton that is harming hundreds of sea lions and dolphins.  Scientists said they want to let people know what is happening and to be aware of their surroundings in and around the water.  The algae is nothing new, according to scientists, but it is becoming more toxic over the years and they are still unsure why, but they are taking note of its impact.  ”We are used to seeing these animals on the beach displaying these sypmtoms what we are not used to is the numbers they are coming in right now, we are seeing so many,” said Justin Viezbicke, the Mammal Stranding Coordinator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Scientists said people at the beach could encounter a sick marine mammal over the next few weeks.  There is an algae bloom happening off the shore. The algae or plankton is called “Pseudo-nitzschia,” which scientists see every year.  The plankton does not ...

25 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in western India

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A tire blowout caused a bus to lose control and crash into a road divider and burst into flames, killing 25 people in western India early Saturday, police told local media.Police officer Sunil Kadasne told the Press Trust of India news agency that 33 people were on the bus when the crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on a highway in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra state. The eight survivors were taken to a hospital, he said.The private travel bus was headed to Pune city from Nagpur, another city in the state.Deadly road accidents are common in India, often due to reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles. More than 110,000 people are killed every year in road accidents across India, according to police.The Associated Press

Arrest made after body discovered at Liberty Village building

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:57:34 GMT

Toronto police have made an arrest in a suspicious death investigation.Investigators were called to a building on East Liberty Street near Strachan Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on June 8 for reports of hazardous materials inside a garbage compactor.Police then discovered the body of a deceased person in the compactor of the townhouse complex.The deceased person has been identified as filmmaker Reeyaz Habib, 53, of Toronto. He was previously reported missing on June 9.Khoa Tran, 33, of Toronto, has been arrested and charged with indignity to a human body and obstruction of justice.With files from John Marchesan